Charak Samhita

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मधुराम्लकषायंचविष्टम्भिगुरुशीतलम्। पित्तश्लेष्मकरंभव्यंग्राहिवक्रविशोधनम् ॥१३१॥

The showy dillenia fruit/bhavyam (Dillenia indica Linn.) is sweet, acid, astringent in taste, delayed in digestion, heavy and cold in potency. It increases pitta and kapha and is astringent and a mouth-cleanser.

english translation

madhurAmlakaSAyaMcaviSTambhiguruzItalam| pittazleSmakaraMbhavyaMgrAhivakravizodhanam ||131||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

अम्लंपरूषकंद्राक्षाबदराण्यारुकाणिच। पित्तश्लेष्मप्रकोपीणिकर्कन्धुनिकुचान्यपि ॥१३२॥

The sour falsah, grape, small jujube, the peach, wild jujube and small jack provoke or aggravate pitta and kapha.

english translation

amlaMparUSakaMdrAkSAbadarANyArukANica| pittazleSmaprakopINikarkandhunikucAnyapi ||132||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

नात्युष्णंगुरुसम्पक्वंस्वादुप्रायंमुखप्रियम्। बृंहणंजीर्यतिक्षिप्रंनातिदोषलमारुकम् ॥१३३॥

Fully ripe peach/aruka (Prunus persica Batsch.) is not very hot. It is heavy, sweetish, palatable, nourishing, quickly digested and not very unwholesome.

english translation

nAtyuSNaMgurusampakvaMsvAduprAyaMmukhapriyam| bRMhaNaMjIryatikSipraMnAtidoSalamArukam ||133||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

द्विविधंशीतमुष्णंचमधुरंचाम्लमेवच। गुरुपारावतंज्ञेयमरुच्यत्यग्निनाशनम् ॥१३४॥

Of the two varieties of paravata fruits (Garcinia cowa Roxb.), one is sweet and cold in potency, and the other is sour and hot. It is known to be heavy and is effective in treating anorexia while stimulating agni.

english translation

dvividhaMzItamuSNaMcamadhuraMcAmlamevaca| gurupArAvataMjJeyamarucyatyagninAzanam ||134||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

भव्यादल्पान्तरगुणंकाश्मर्यफलमुच्यते। तथैवाल्पान्तरगुणंतूदमम्लंपरूषकात् ॥१३५॥

The fruit of white teak (Gmelina arborea Roxb.) / kashmaryaphalam (Gmelina arborea Roxb.) is said to be slightly different in quality from showy dillenia. Similarly, sour mulberry/ amlatuda (Morus alba Linn.) differs in quality slghtly from falsah.

english translation

bhavyAdalpAntaraguNaMkAzmaryaphalamucyate| tathaivAlpAntaraguNaMtUdamamlaMparUSakAt ||135||

hk transliteration by Sanscript